The settlement's stone platform near Coatepec, Veracruz is nearly 100 feet long and 40 feet wide, decorated with lines, squarish shapes and two circular stones.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by original Smithsonian article and independently corroborated by INAH's official bulletin, Ancient Origins, Mexico News Daily, and La Brújula Verde, all matching dimensions and decorative details. [tier=unverified indep_score=0.3 clusters=4 claim_tier=notable] [rescored 2026-09-15: curated origin-host map (PR #65); unclassified hosts no longer scored as aggregators]
Sources
- This Ancient Monolith That Archaeologists Unearthed in Mexico May ... (seed:history_and_archaeology)
- https://www.inah.gob.mx/boletines/en-veracruz-el-inah-descubre-estructura-y-escultura-prehispanicas-con-caracteristicas-unicas (corroboration)
- https://mexiconewsdaily.com/culture/coatepec-inah-ceremonial-plaza-stele/ (corroboration)
- https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/veracruz-archaeology-00102899 (corroboration)
- https://www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2026/06/a-strange-monolithic-sculpture-with-two-figures-receiving-a-fluid-from-a-divine-entity-discovered-in-veracruz/ (corroboration)